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Publication: Southern France Stars and Stripes Monday, July 9, 1945

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   Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote D Azur                                The stars and strikes news from Home Washington july 8 ans a Black Market anti Trust violation or frauds tax evasions win be his principal targets Quot Lor the present attorney Genera Tom Clark said yesterday. F in a radio talk Clark who succeeded Francis Biddle june 90, said he had intense feelings on the subject of Black markets. Those who traffic in Over Price everyday necessities such As meat gasoline and clothing will receive Clark first attention. He disclosed he had already directed Alluh. Attorneys to double their efforts to put Black marketeers in the  has Fri support he promised to work closely with the internal Revenue and Treasury departments to see that All tax evaders Are punished. Fri director j. Edgar Hoover Sims Eye to Eye with him on these problems he said Clark termed War fraud and Black Market operators a pay Trio Teers a and said that the department would not relax its drive to bring them to Justice cop decrees cab shorts must hit Knees flames shroud dome of Lulu Temple  Chr Lorn  ii tinman Aam i Quail flan Mam Man which Ahn Aat destroyed the building. Dome later fan int Banat a Hong. Washington july 8 ans a fear that artificial Exchange rates would cause hundreds of millions of dollars Worth of surplus us. Property to be dumped pm european markets at a Quarter of its actual value was expressed yesterday by two members of the Senate War investigating committee. Bens. Homer Ferguson gel Mich and Kenneth Wherry a neb recently Back from the Eto demanded revision of Exchange rates saying they were unfair to us soldiers. Quot we Deal in billions and lose sight of individual transactions a Ferguson said. Bome think Well never get Back lend lease Money anyway so they fix a High rate of Exchange on which reverse lend lease is figured. Quot but there Are huge. Quantities of surplus Materiel which can be sold in France Italy and other countries. At the artificial Exchange rate we would get 28 cents on the Dollar for it Laguardia trip to Europe oked Washington. July 8 up a president Truman by Given permission to now Yorkus mayor p. H. Laguardia to visit Europe on a personal Mission in new York use mayors of lace bad Quot no comments on reports that Inq Wardla donned to visit parts and Rome. Hie president said Laguardia had been invited to participate in the parts Celebration of Bastille Day july 14. Washington july aks a a giant new sex engined transport dwarfing even the by and the Navy s Mars is being 3>uitt by the consolidated Vul Hee aircraft Conia. Ration be War department revealed.1 tg6j�gp, the Dane is on experimental Model known As the com. It i a military version of consolidated pal Taneji new passenger Airliner contracted tar by pin ams frail for postwar trans oceanic service. S5 the com designed a a cargo plane is readily adaptable far use use is a Hospital plane Arae a troop Carrier. Its Wing Span is so fest length 180 feet. And in powered by six Pusher Type Tab from a tricycle lending gear. And pm Surtees Cabins it is  service at a ceiling of 30,000 feat More captives to work farms orb spent ten billion sex i has foxhole with a Gold lining cripple Creek Gol. July 8 a Herman cornrows found a Gold lined foxhole when he was discharged from the army six months ago. So far he has taken 28am dollars out of it he has a lease on a Gold mine under a split Check system he invests nothing but his labor and splits 50-80 with the owners. A few Days after he started work he picked into Gold Ore so Rich that ii was sacked for shipment instead of being sent by rail am. Washington july 8 ans a the agriculture department Baa been promised 100,008 prisoners of War for farm work during the heavy Harvest season of october through mid november. This % 184 00 More than the allotment for agricultural work during the asking and summer planting and cultivating season which ends in augus Bradley to keep four Star ran Denver boxers on loot spree Denver Jufer 8 ans a a. Wave of shop lifting currently in Vogue with Denver Bobby sox set has Cost local storekeepers an estimated million dollars leading department store executives said appealing to school and juvenile authorities to help break up teen age pilfering rings. A store spokesman said that most of the thefts had been committed by High school and Junior High school students of Well Tinfo families. Girl shop lifters were said to be More numerous than boys. Postal aids resigns Washington july 8 ans a Kilroy p. Aldrich first postmaster general since 1848, has resigned. Washington july 3�?t h 6 office of dependency benefits which disburses about one tenth of All War department expenditures began its fourth year with total disbursements of approximately to billions the War department announced an activity of the office of the fiscal director he. Army service forces Odb sends out each month nearly 500 millions in family allowances and class e allotments to soldiers dependents residing in a 48 states and in 18 foreign  worker drive planned Omaha new., july 8 ans a Planata recruit civilian Harken tar Western ran roads to me retie to Ament pm eau Wen taut am yesterday by officer seventh a both and ninth Santee of Minda seventh serried Jenum no plans called tar hiring data Dunn and serried Man sad Chilton hag Mem unemployed by product a Cut Baa w pack so -7 it. Washington. July 6 ans a Gen. Omar n. Bradley will keep his four Star rank As head of the veterans administration under provisions of a Mil signed by president Truman. Bradley is now in Berlin. Or. Truman will Confer with him during the big. Three meeting. Biggest Pacific Point return san Francisco. July 8 ans a a total of i Aso Pacific veterans largest group to be brought Here from that theater under the Point system arrived this , Byrnes to travel apart Washington july 8 ans a at no time will president Truman and Secretary of state James p. Byrnes travel together during their forthcoming trip to the big three conference near Berlin. The White House said they will travel separately to safeguard the presidential succession in the event of  takes clothing Post amphibious Job goes to Rockey new York. July 8 ans a Harry Hopkins has accepted the Post of chairman of the new York women s coat and suit Industry president David Dubinsky of the International ladies garment workers Union said. Hopkins is to assume the Job supervising collective agreements covering Mam employees and 1a00 employers after several weeks rest Dubinsky said. It was reported Hopkins salary would be Mam dollars annually. Veteran s29 returned Washington july 8 ans a the super fortress a a thumped a which participated in the first b29 raid on Tokyo is Back from the Pacific with its Crew to tour b29 production plants the ship destroyed 8 Jap planes. Okinawa july 8 ans a maj. Gen. Keller by hockey of Washington and Pensacola fit who commanded the fifth Marine div. An iwo Jima. Succeeded la Gen. Roy a Geiger is commander of the Marine third amphibious Force. Geiger now is commander of All Fleet Marine forces in the Pacific succeeding la Oen. Holland m. Smith.u.8. Casualties now 1,036,037 Washington july 8-army and Navy Casid ties june 39 totalled 1,038,937, an increase of 6a56 Over the previous week it was announced Here. The Navy listed 138am my the army 911a87.nisei soldiers boost for fund Pittsburgh july 8-s8gt William Thompson father of quadruplets born to unwed Nora Carpenter former English at Girt is a civilian after his Point discharge from the army. Wearing a Dapper Blue suit with a Gold discharge Button in his Lapel Thompson Shook off questions about his plans for the future. Quot nothing is important a he shrugged. Meanwhile Thompsons wife Eleanor refused to Grant him a divorce so that he can marry Nora who in England last week expressed Faith that Thompson would find a Way to bring her and their three surviving children to America. The problem was newly complicated by the fact that the army will Cut off dependency allotments for Nora and the children. Hattiesburg. Miss. July 8 ans a the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial fund is going to get a 3,683-Dollar boost from the fifth army a 442nd japanese american combat team. The amount was sent to Earl m. Finch of Hattiesburg who showed great interest in the team when it was activated at Camp Shelby  
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